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A review by alexbthelibrarian
Weep, Woman, Weep by Maria DeBlassie
4.0
I received an eARC of this title through NetGalley in return for an honest review.
This book left me with a lot of feelings and a lot of questions. I loved it, but also, as a woman who is, as the main character Mercy says, "the wrong side of thirty", I found a lot to connect with in this book. I loved the length of it as it essentially goes through Mercy's whole life. I usually do not like books that follow a character from young until old, but this book does a really good job at finding what is necessary for the story and pacing the outcomes of everyone.
Mercy is such a great character that I connect with on more than one level. She is independent and does not want to conform to social norms. I have felt that in my life and may still hold some stubborn aspects of my beliefs such as creating a life for myself before thinking of getting married or having a family. Mercy goes through a lot and finds herself plagued by the infamous La Llorona.
I loved the gothic feel of this novel as not really knowing if La Llorona is real or is a metaphor for breaking social norms. I think it works to believe either is true. The author does a really good job of being vague enough with the descriptions of what "La Llorona" has done to Mercy, that it could be both.
I can't recommend this book enough. It is everything you want in a gothic fiction novel minus a build up to a big fight at the end, which in this story was not needed. It's about fighting your own self to find happiness and I loved it. It is a book I would definitely read again.
This book left me with a lot of feelings and a lot of questions. I loved it, but also, as a woman who is, as the main character Mercy says, "the wrong side of thirty", I found a lot to connect with in this book. I loved the length of it as it essentially goes through Mercy's whole life. I usually do not like books that follow a character from young until old, but this book does a really good job at finding what is necessary for the story and pacing the outcomes of everyone.
Mercy is such a great character that I connect with on more than one level. She is independent and does not want to conform to social norms. I have felt that in my life and may still hold some stubborn aspects of my beliefs such as creating a life for myself before thinking of getting married or having a family. Mercy goes through a lot and finds herself plagued by the infamous La Llorona.
I loved the gothic feel of this novel as not really knowing if La Llorona is real or is a metaphor for breaking social norms. I think it works to believe either is true. The author does a really good job of being vague enough with the descriptions of what "La Llorona" has done to Mercy, that it could be both.
I can't recommend this book enough. It is everything you want in a gothic fiction novel minus a build up to a big fight at the end, which in this story was not needed. It's about fighting your own self to find happiness and I loved it. It is a book I would definitely read again.